Loading ...Greek PM warns of return to crisis days, January elections
(Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras appealed to lawmakers to elect a head of state to avert a national election next month and what he called a “catastrophic” return to a crisis that nearly sent Greece crashing out of the euro.
Samaras, who has gambled by bringing the presidential vote forward to this month, is stepping up rhetoric against the main leftist opposition Syriza party in a bid to convince lawmakers to back his candidate and avoid early elections.
Syriza, which has said it will tear up an EU/IMF bailout keeping Greece afloat, is expected to win if a national vote is held.